Shamili

Shamili

Born

Shamili23 March 1985 (age 25)India

Other name(s)

Baby Shamili, Shamlee, Shamli

Occupation

Actress

Years active

1989-present

Shamili (born 23 March 1985), better known as Baby Shamili, is a South Indianactress, who has appeared in Telugu , Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance as the mentally challenged child Anjali in the film of the same title that fetched her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist at the age of 4.

Personal life

Shamili hails from Thiruvalla, Kerala from an acting family, being the younger sister of actor Richard Rishi in Tollywood and actress Shalini and her brother-in-law is actor Ajith Kumar.

Acting career

She started acting at the age of two. She came to prominence following her performance in Mani Rathnam's 'Anjali', in which she portrayed a mentally challenged child, which garnered her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.In 1992, she acted in Bharathan's Malooty which won her many appreciation. She also acted as a teenager in Fazil's Harikrishnans as Mammooty and Mohanlal's little sibling. In kannada she made Dakshayini, Kadambari (1993), Karulina Kudi (1995), Bhairavi (1991), Chinna Nee Naguthiru (1993). She stopped acting in kannada 10 years ago, but still she is the famous child actress.

She has been cast in [1]Anand Ranga's directorial debut alongside Siddarth. Anand Ranga worked as an associate to 'Bommarillu'. The movie was released late-2009. She also stars as Mohanlal's daughter in a yet-to-be-titled movie.